Choir Held a Rehearsal Anyway. Now they’re paying the price.
As the Coronavirus outbreak was happening in Seattle, the Skagit Valley Chorale decided to go ahead with their regular choir practice on March 10 at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church about an hour south of the outbreak location. Of the 121 members of the choir, 60 showed up and rehearsed for 2 1/2 hours. Of those 60, 45 came down with COVID-19 and 2 are dead. That’s an infection rate of 75% and a mortality rate 0f 3%. Scientists believe that the forceful breathing required for singing caused the droplets in the breath to go farther and stay in the air longer. Meanwhile, Liberty University is back in session, and mega churches all over the country are stupidly continuing their church services.
Be careful out there, stay home, and wash your hands.